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“Wild for Fall” – Fashion, Fun, and Philanthropy

Fall Fashion Show Brochure Oct 2015 — “Wild for Fall” Fashion Show brochure cover

A very big congratulations to the resident Community Outreach Committee members who put on this year’s Fashion Show entitled “Wild for Fall”. The show, which featured this fall’s hot looks of faux fur and metallics, is an annual event held here at The Highlands benefiting the Wilmot Cancer Center. This year’s show raised $4,200!

The committee worked extremely hard getting raffle prizes, making favors, and modeling at the show.

Committee Members:

Verna Doeltz
Mary Doino
Ginny Fitch
Audrey Freeborn
Marie Graham
Gerry Johnston
Jean Marritt
Karen Moore
Nancy Robbins
Bette Smith
Thelma Hammerton
Joan Volonte

Thank you to Lord & Taylor for all of the fashions featured in the show. Three Brothers Winery provided beautiful wine for the event. A special thanks to guests Marion Wilmot and Highlands resident Helen Pluta.

Finally, we must recognize Lisa Stephenson, Director of Cultural Programming, for her entertaining and witty commentary as the co-announcer of the show with Director of Sales and Marketing, Ann Julien!

“I still have lots of energy. Why not use it?”

Purpose / charitable giving, occupational wellness, purpose, retirement communities, senior living, university of Rochester medical center

Three Highlands community members were recently featured in a Rochester Business Journal article. **

For these residents and so many others, it is a sense of purpose and connectedness that they love about living in Rochester and being a part of The Highlands at Pittsford community.

Resident Nancy Robbins founded Rochester’s Ronald McDonald House in 1990. After spending many nights in hospital room chairs when one of her two daughters fell ill, Nancy had the idea for a place that “provides affordable lodging and emotional support for families who need to be near their hospitalized children.” She continues to lend her time and energy toward the fundraising activities that take place each year for the organization. Last year alone, she and her colleagues raised over a half million dollars.

In addition to her work with the Ronald McDonald House, Nancy serves on our community’s Purpose Committee.

“I’m working on a fashion show, bake sale and luncheon. Just because we’re old and retired certainly doesn’t mean we can’t be useful. Rochester is such a wonderful city for volunteering. I still have lots of energy. Why not use it”

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